That said, there are some cards that excel at doing this
If you're a beginner, you may tend to prefer Pokmon cards to Trainer cards
Weakness: Fire (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 2 Sprigatito Grass HP60 Basic Pokemon [G] Gather Sunshine: Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand
If Ursine Monstrosity isn't forced to attack the chosen player for one of the above reasons but can still attack, you may choose to have it attack another player, a planeswalker, a battle, or nothing at all
Defensive creatures like Canyon Crab are perfect for staving off aggression
Interestingly, one of my jobs as a Magic designer has been trying to reduce the impact of math on the players